The Healthy Living Service Kirsty Preston


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The Healthy Living Service

  • Kirsty Preston

  • Recreation and Physical Activity Officer


The Healthy Living Service

  • Shaping and developing an inclusive approach

  • Important role of Sport and Physical Activity

  • Raise awareness, provide opportunities and create an enjoyable environment.



5 Key Components

  • enjoyleisure

  • Active Schools

  • Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Recreation and Physical Activity

  • Sports Development



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Active Schools and Sports Development

  • Active Schools:

  • Develop a range of physical activity opportunities

  • Work with a range of partners

  • More children, More Active, More Often



Sports Development

  • 7 dedicated Officers for 7 focus sports:

  • Basketball

  • Badminton

  • Disability Sport

  • Football

  • Golf

  • Hockey

  • Rugby



5 Key aspects of Work

  • Schools Sport

  • Supporting Clubs

  • Coach and Teacher Education

  • District Squads

  • Supporting Elite Athletes

  • For more information: www.sportsdevelopmenteastlothian.gov.uk

  • Email: sduff@eastlothian.gov.uk

  • Tel: 01875 619071



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Support from the Start:

  • East Lothian chosen as test site

  • Equally Well

  • Health inequalities in early years in Prestonpans, Musselburgh East and Tranent



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • ‘Breaking the Cycle’

  • Prevent the risk of disadvantage in health outcomes being passed from one generation to the next.

  • Improve/Develop new service pathways to address early years

  • Engage target communities



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Health and Wellbeing:

  • Accessible Information is provided on a range of topics including: Breastfeeding Friendly venues, Healthy Bodies, Healthy minds and Healthy Hearts

  • All information at: www.eastlothian.gov.uk



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Leisure Pass

  • All individuals, juniors, Senior Citizens and families.

  • Benefit from all year round discounts

  • Leisure Pass Plus

  • All individuals, juniors, Senior Citizens and families

  • Low income and/or in receipt of benefit



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Healthy Working Lives:

  • HWL scheme previously SHAW

  • Benefits of a healthier working environment and healthier life in general

  • Representative from each department in the council



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Additional Staff Benefits:

  • Sports Centre

  • Free 24/7 counselling service

  • Fly Right Dance Company

  • Haddington Golf Club

  • Crunchy Carrot

  • Discounted Health Practitioner

  • Organise Health days/events e.g Dr Bike



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Physical Activity and Health Partnership

  • Various services within ELC and NHS Lothian



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Objectives:

  • Encourage a multi-disciplinary approach

  • Identify Opportunities

  • Provide support for existing initiatives

  • Opportunities for those in the field

  • Engage existing clubs and organisations



Health Equalities and Improvement

  • Recent Events and Initiatives:

  • Active Outdoors

  • Play@home

  • Active Arts

  • Active Choices



Recreation and Physical Activity

  • Ageing Well:

  • Ageing Well Uk with Age Concern

  • 5 in the Lothian – 1 in East Lothian

  • Aims:

  • Improve and Maintain Health

  • Improve quality of life through P.A

  • Increase access to Leisure Facilities

  • Promoting development of a multi agency programme.



Recreation and Physical Activity

  • Current Classes:

  • Seated Exercise

  • Movement to Music

  • Supported Swimming

  • Support of existing Tea Dances

  • Contact: Vi Robertson vrobertson@eastlothian.gov.uk



Recreation and Physical Activity

  • Community based project

  • Aims to encourage more people to walk using recognised, established pathways.

  • Local Town walks – up to 1 hour using local path networks

  • Next steps – 2 hours and are graded for difficulty (1,2,3 boots)

  • Independent walkers can contact the project coordinator to receive a pack of info

  • Email: healthyliving@eastlothian.gov.uk

  • Tel: Anne Adams on 01620 827608



Recreation and Physical Activity

  • Support and Organise sporting

  • events:

  • Bob Moffat Bowling Event

  • Edinburgh to North Berwick Road Race

  • North Berwick Law Race

  • Haddington Sprint and North Berwick Triathlon

  • East Lothian Open Tennis Tournament



Recreation and Physical Activity

  • Sports Award Scheme:

  • Offers a scheme of sports awards as part of its policy to promote the development of sport and recreation

  • Supplement voluntary initiatives and work with clubs and NGBs of sport



Recreation and Physical Activity

  • Awards to Individual Sportsmen & Women

  • Awards to Coaches and Officials

  • Special Awards

  • Community Grants

  • Further information healthyliving@eastlothian.gov.uk



The Healthy Living Service

  • Any Questions?



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